The first question that folks ask us when they find out that we’ve been traveling America’s Great Loop is, “Don’t you have to take the mast down?!”
We do, and we did. Practical Sailor asked us to write about our experience along America’s Great Loop and how we handled our rigging.
Read about it on their site at Practical-Sailor.com!
Above: The browser with Alison’s article, “Un-Stepping the Mast for America’s Great Loop.”
Alison Major is an experienced sailor and the founder of Loop Life Academy, dedicated to helping families navigate the adventures of America's Great Loop. With over a decade of remote work experience leading international technology and software engineering teams, Alison brings her expertise to the nautical world. Living full-time aboard a 2005 Beneteau 423 with her husband, Chris, and their two children, she has sailed over 7,000 nautical miles. An educator and lifelong learner, Alison teaches Software Architecture to graduate students and passionately shares practical cruising insights and homeschooling resources for nomadic families exploring the waterways of the Eastern United States.
